Caredoc which provides urgent out-of-hours GP care for patients of participating GP's in Sligo, North Leitrim and West Cavan has issued its service hours for Christmas and New Year holiday periods. The service is designed to provide urgent GP care to patients when GP surgeries are closed and is not a substitute for the National Ambulance Service who deal with medical emergencies.
Christmas and New Year opening hours are from 6pm Monday 23rd December to 9am Friday 27th December 2024 and 1pm Tuesday 31st December to 9am Thursday 2nd January, 2025. The service anticipates that the Christmas season will be very busy with high demand on the service, patients may experience longer waiting times especially around peak times.